CNK vs MCS
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Marcus Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CNK | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $758.5M |
| Net income | $138.2M | $12.7M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | · | 2.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.04 | · |
| Dividend / share | $0.33 | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 72.2% |
| Free cash flow | · | $989,000 |
| Equity | · | $457.4M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.30× |
| Current ratio | · | 0.40× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 35.3% | 26.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
CNK bills 4.1× the revenue of MCS, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.4% against 1.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CNK | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.1B | $758.5M |
| FY2024 | $3.0B | $735.6M |
| FY2023 | $3.1B | $729.6M |
| FY2022 | $2.5B | $677.4M |
| FY2021 | $1.5B | $458.2M |
| FY2020 | $686.3M | $237.7M |
| FY2019 | $3.3B | $820.9M |
| FY2018 | $3.2B | $707.1M |
| FY2017 | $3.0B | $653.6M |
| FY2016 | $2.9B | $574.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CNK | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $138.2M | $12.7M |
| FY2024 | $309.7M | $-7.8M |
| FY2023 | $188.2M | $14.8M |
| FY2022 | $-271.2M | $-12.0M |
| FY2021 | $-422.8M | $-43.3M |
| FY2020 | $-616.8M | $-124.8M |
| FY2019 | $191.4M | $42.0M |
| FY2018 | $213.8M | $53.4M |
| FY2017 | $264.2M | $65.0M |
| FY2016 | $255.1M | $37.9M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$2,356,542,000 | CNK |
| FY2024 | +$2,313,940,000 | CNK |
| FY2023 | +$2,337,125,000 | CNK |
| FY2022 | +$1,777,306,000 | CNK |
| FY2021 | +$1,052,256,000 | CNK |
| FY2020 | +$448,612,000 | CNK |
| FY2019 | +$2,462,236,000 | CNK |
| FY2018 | +$2,514,615,000 | CNK |
| FY2017 | +$2,337,995,000 | CNK |
| FY2016 | +$2,344,441,000 | CNK |
| FY2015 | +$2,320,915,000 | CNK |
| FY2014 | +$2,138,923,000 | CNK |
| FY2013 | +$2,234,955,000 | CNK |
| FY2012 | +$2,060,695,000 | CNK |
| FY2011 | +$1,865,715,000 | CNK |
| FY2010 | +$1,764,140,000 | CNK |
| FY2009 | +$1,597,431,000 | CNK |
CNK has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +2.8 pp | CNK |
| FY2024 | +11.3 pp | CNK |
| FY2023 | +4.2 pp | CNK |
| FY2022 | −9.6 pp | MCS |
| FY2021 | −18.5 pp | MCS |
| FY2020 | −37.5 pp | MCS |
| FY2019 | +0.8 pp | CNK |
| FY2018 | −0.9 pp | MCS |
| FY2017 | −1.0 pp | MCS |
| FY2016 | +2.3 pp | CNK |
| FY2015 | +2.0 pp | CNK |
| FY2014 | +2.5 pp | CNK |
| FY2013 | +0.9 pp | CNK |
| FY2012 | +1.3 pp | CNK |
| FY2009 | +0.8 pp | CNK |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CNK and MCS over this period.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CNK's net margin has been more volatile than MCS's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 25.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.6.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CNK and MCS over these 15 fiscal years — CNK led in 10 and MCS in 5.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CNK's return on equity has been more volatile than MCS's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 36.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.3.
14 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CNK and MCS over these 14 fiscal years — CNK led in 11 and MCS in 3.
14 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.